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B. SERGEANT.

WAGON POLE GAP.

Patent ed Nov. 24

W552 ass as Nirnn nrnnir rrricnl RAPHAEL SERGEANT, OF PITTSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO OLIVER BROTHERS & PHILLIPS, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON POLE'. CAP.

V SPECIFICATIQN forming part I To aZZ whom it may concern Be it knownthat'l, RAPHAEL SERGEANT, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinWagon-Pole Caps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in caps for the ends ofwagon-poles, and has for its object to better and cheapen theirmanufacture.

A pole-cap made according to my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figurel is a side view of the same attached to theend of a pole. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each. 7

Heretofore the cap,when forged or wrought, has been made in form of asingle fork of metal, which fits over the end of the wagonpole, and hasat its outer end a ring or loop similar to that marked a in thedrawings. Besides this, aseparate stop or clip, corresponding to thepart b, has been usually bolted to the pole just back of the cap. Thepurpose of the clip is to hold a ring which, when slipped over the endof the pole and secured to chains or straps, serves to connect thecollars of the horses with the pole.

My invention consists in making the clip I) integral with the pole-capby bending the metal so that the fibers thereof shall follow the line ofcurvature. For this purpose the lower branch, 0, of the cap is bentoutward and'then of Letters Patent No. 331,007, dated November 2%, 1885.Application filed July 10, 1895.

Serial No. 171,215. (No model.)

reflexed, as shown in the drawings, so as to form the clip of properform, this being done, preferably, while forging the cap. The bend ofthe cap where it fits over the end of the pole e is hammered or bentinto the form of the loop a. Thus made the cap is bolted or otherwisefastened to the pole, the branch (1 being laid upon the upper'side, andthe other branch, 0, along the lower side thereof.

The cap is made of strap-iron curved in cross-section to conform to thecurvature of the pole, though it may of course be made of other suitablestyle of metal. Its advantages when made according to my improvement arethatitis stronger and more perfectly protects the pole than if the capand the clip be made separate, while the cost of manufactureismaterially lessened.

I am aware that caps formed of malleable metal have been cast having theclip integral therewith. These, however,are of little practical use,owing to the weakness of the parts, and I do not desire to claim thesame.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A wagon-pole cap made of a single piece of metal, one arm of which isbent to form a lug or stop, the fiber of the metal following the line ofcurvature, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of July,A. D. 1885.

' RAPHAEL SERGEANT.

Witnesses:

W. B. Con-WIN, J. K. SMITH.

